Microbiology Flashcards
What is the vector for yellow fever?
mosquitos (aedes aegypti)
The yellow fever virus belongs to which class of virsuses?
flaviviridae
What geographical locations are at risk for yellow fever?
Africa, central and south america, and the carribean
What is the vector for the “jungle” yellow fever, from the Haemagogus virus?
Monkeys to humans
What is the clinical manifestation why we call yellow fever “yellow?”
Jaundice
After 5 days, what are the coagulation defects that occur in yellow fever?
Prothrombin deficiency –> hematemesis and melena
What is the type of vaccine available for yellow fever?
Live attenuated 17D yellow fever vaccine
What is the vector for Dengue fever?
Mosquito
What geographical locations does Dengue fever exist?
SE asia
Pacific
India
South and central america
What is the mosquito that is the principal human vector for the transmission of Dengue fever?
A. aegypti
In which cells does Dengue fever replicate?
Monocytes
In addition to a flu-like illness, what skin conditon can occur in Dengue fever?
Maculopapular/erythmatous rash
This is the type of Dengue fever disease where there is vascular damage, shock, and hemorrhage everywhere.
Dengue Hemorrhagic fever (DHF)
What reinfection must occur to cause DHF?
reinfection with a different serotype than the original infection
Reinfection froma different serotype in DHF causes what molecules to bind to the virus and enchance its ability to infect monocytes?
Antibodies from the previous virus infection
This is the virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito that causes an illness similar to Dengue but polyarthritis is very common and retro-orbital pain is rare.
Chikungunya virus
Where in the world is Chikungunya virus?
Africa
Asia
(there was an outbreak in Italy in 2007)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in the Atlantic gulf states of the USA, and is spread by Aedes mosquitos.
Eastern equine encephalitis (alphavirus)
EEE
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found west of the mississippi the USA and is spread by Culex mosquitos.
Western equine encephalitis (alphavirus)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in Africa, Europe, central asia, and USA, and is spread by Culex mosquitos.
West nile encephalitis (flavivirus)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in Southern, Central, and Western states, and is spread by the Culex mosquitos.
St. louis encephalitis (flavivirus)
characterisitcs look a lot like WEE
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, NEGATIVE stranded, enveloped, helic nucleocapsid, found in Northern and central USA states, and is spread by the Aedes mosquitos.
California enephalitis (bunyavirus)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in Far East and South East Asia, and is spread by Culex mosquitos.
Japanese encephalitis (flavivirus)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in Australia, and is spread by Culex mosquitos.
Murray valley encephalitis (flavivirus)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in Eastern europe, and is spread by a TICK.
Tick-borne encephalitis.
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in Southern USA, central and south america, and is spread by mosquitos.
Venezuelan encephalitis (alpha virus)
This is the encephalitis virus that is ssRNA, + stranded, enveloped, icosahedral nucleocapsid, found in USA and canada, and is spread by ticks.
Powassan (flavivirus)
Yellow fever, Dengue, Kyasnur forest, Ross river, Rift valley fever, Sandfly fever, Congo-crimean hemorrhagic fever, Colorago tick fever, and La cross all have what in common?
They’re all Arboviruses
All arbovirsuses are ssRNA, +stranded and are enveloped except which one? What’s different about it?
Colorado tick fever
dsRNA, NON-enveloped
Yellow fever, Dengue, Kyasnur forest, Ross river, and Colorado tick fever have what type of nucleocapsid?
Icosahedral nucleocapsid
so what is the nucelocapsid of Rift valley fever, Congo-crimean hemorrhagic fever, and La cross?
helical nueleocapsid
Where is Kyasnur forest (flavivirus)? Vector?
India
tick
Where is Ross river (alphavirus)? Vector?
Australia, pacific islands
mosquito
Where is rift valley fever (bunyavirus)? Vector?
Aftrica
mosquito
Where is Sandfly fever (bunyavirus)? Vector?
Asia, south america, mediterranean
sandlflies
Where is Congo-Crimean hemorrhagive fever (bunyavirus)? Vector?
Asia, africa
tick
Where is La crosse (bunyavirus)? Vector?
USA
mosquito
This is the disease from:
Organism- R. rickettsii
Vector- tick
Reservoir- ticks, wild rodents
Rocky mountain spotted fever
This is the disease from:
Organism- R. akari
Vector- Mite
Reservoir- mites, wild rodents
Rickettsialpox
This is the disease from:
Organism- O. tsutsugamushi
Vector- mite
Reservoir- mites, wild rodents
Scrub typhus
This is the disease from:
Organism- R. prowazekii
Vector- Louse
Reservoir- Humans, squirrel fleas, FLYING SQUIRRELS
Epidemic typhus
This is the disease from:
Organism- R. typhi
Vector- Flea
Reservoir- Wild rodents
Murine typhus
This is the disease from:
Organism- E. chaffeensis and E. ewingii
Vector- Tick
Reservoir- Deer, small mammals
Ehrlichiosis
This is the disease from:
Organism- A. phagocytophilum
Vector- tick
Reservoir- deer, small mammals
Anaplasmosis
This is the disease from:
Organism- C. burnetii
Vector- none
Reservoir- cattle, sheep, goats, cats
Q fever
This is the test for Rickettsial disease that causes antibodies to the rickettsiae to cross-react with the O antigen polysaccharide of various strains of Proteus vulgaris.
Weil-Felix agglutination test
What is the DOC for rickettsial disease?
tetracyclines (eg doxycycline)
You shouldnt give tetracyclines to kids <9 y/o unless they have which rickettsial disease?
RMSF
What is the DOC for rickettsial diseases in pregnant women?
Chloramphenicol
What is the path of the rash in RMSF?
inwards: starts on the palms/soles and spreads towards the torso
What is the path of the rash in epidemic typhus (r. prowazekii)?
outward: torso –> extremities
Epidemic typhus is spread by R. prowazekii and is associated with what?
Poverty and war cuz it’s spread by lice
In addition to the outward spreading rash in Acute epidemic typhus, what is the Sx at 1 week?
Flu-like Sx
Why is there a high mortality rate in acute epidemic typhus?
due to peripheral vascular collapse or secondary bacterial PNA
What are the neurological manifestations of acute epidemic typhus?
Severe meningoencephalitis with delirium and coma
This is the type of epidemic typhus where there rickettsiae are not eliminated from the body, allowing the infection to reactivate as much as 50 years later.
Convalescent Epidemic typhus
Brill-Zinnser disease
What is the G- spirochete to cause epidemic (louse-borne) relapsing fever?
Borrelia recurrentis
After the bacteria multiple in the louse, they enter the body through a would when what happens in Epidemic louse-borne relapsing fever?
when the louse bites are rubbed and the lice are crushed.
wash yer hands!
What is the mortality rate in Epidemic louse-borne relapsing fever?
40%
What is the vector for ENdemic relapsing fever?
Tick bites
For Endemic (tick-borne) relapsing fever, what is the reservoir?
Rodents
The soft ticks in Endemic (tick-borne) relapsing fever are of what genus (think rustic cabins out West with mice).
Ornithodoros
What is the mortality rate of Endemic (tick-borne) relapsing fever?
< 5%
Which type of relapsing fever (epidemic or endemic) is this indicative of:
repeated febrile episodes ( week of incubation, 3-5 days of fever, wk of afebrile, etc) due to antigenic variation in the spirochetes
Trick question. Both epidemic and endemic cause the same Sx.
How many relapsing episodes are there usually in relapsing fever?
3-10
True or False: each relapsing episode in relapsing fever are less severe than the previous.
True!
Though the body makes Ab’s against Borrelia to fight the infection, what happens to the bacteria to cause the relapsing fever?
Antigenic variation of the plasmids
What is the test for relapsing fever for the Dx?
Giemsa-stained blood smears taken during the febrile period
What is the DOC for relapsing fever?
Tetracycline
What is this disease?
Vector- Ixodes ticks
Reservoir- rodents and deer
Organism- B. burdorferi
Lyme disease
What are the early clinical manifestations of Lyme disease after 1 week?
Fever, headache, myalgia, lymphadenopathy and Erythema migrans at the bite.
What happens to the erythema migrans in the late clinical manifestation of Lyme disease?
Enlarges but reamins red and flat with clear center
What are the neurological, cardiac, and rheumatological late clinical manifestations of Lyme disease?
Neuro- meningitis, enchephalitis, and peripheral neuropathy
Cardiac- heart block and myocarditis
Rheum- arthralgia and arthritis with immune comollexes for months-years.
What is the medium for the Dx of Lyme disease in the early-stage?
NSK medium
Why can’t you culture Lyme disease in the late stage, so you have to base it off of clinical presentation?
It can’t been seen during the late stage.
What is the specific assay test u can do for the Dx of Lyme disease?
ELISA with Western blot
Which Ab’s are detected 3-6 weeks after infection and which at a later stage for Lyme disease?
IgM at 3-6 and IgG later
What are the 2 DOC for early Lyme disease?
Doxycylcine or Amoxicillin
An IV of what antibiotic for 30 days will be needed for the Tx of late Lyme disease?
Ceftriaxone
What are the WBC’s affected by Ehrlichia and Anaplasma?
Granulocytes, monocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets.
What is the disaease caused by Ehrlichiosis?
Human monocytic Ehrlichiosis (E. chaffeensis)
What are the WBC’s affected by Ehrlichosis?
Monocytes